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Merriam-Webster says you can end a sentence with a preposition. The internet goes off

NPR
The answer depends on how you side with a declaration from Merriam-Webster: "It is permissible in English for a preposition to be what you end a sentence with,"
7 months ago

Opinion | The ‘Rule’ Against Ending Sentences With Prepositions Has Always Been Silly

The New York Times
The idea that ending a sentence with a preposition is slumming makes no sense and never has. Clarity is not at issue.
7 months ago

As Critical Fire Weather Persists, Cal OES Continues to Preposition Firefighting Resources

Cal OES News (.gov)
Cal OES has strategically prepositioned critical fire engines and personnel in multiple counties to be able to respond if needed.
2 months ago

Is it okay to end a sentence with a preposition? Merriam-Webster says yes

FOX 10 Phoenix
It is ok to end a sentence with a preposition in everyday, informal English but not in formal English.
7 months ago

Turns out, it's not illegal to end a sentence with a preposition. Someone was just messing around

It's a Southern Thing
It really jars my preserves to hear someone say, "Where are you at?" Or worse, "Where you at?" As an English major who has spent a career...
9 months ago

Grammar Guru Weighs in on ‘On-In’ Controversy: Propositions on Prepositions

West Side Rag
“Prepositions are not always predictable, no matter how many patterns you study. Sometimes you just need to live there,” Jovin told me via email.
2 months ago

Valerie Jaudon: Prepositions

The Brooklyn Rail
The titles of Jaudon's 11 paintings refer explicitly to rhythmically organized sound—music. But terms like Aeolian (2017) and Lydian (2019) are strange to...
1 month ago

Why Merriam-Webster says it's OK to end a sentence in a preposition

CBC
In a post on Instagram last week, Merriam-Webster has found itself dividing commenters by asserting that it is permissible for a sentence to...
7 months ago

Maritime Preposition Ships Squadron 3 Joins Typhoon Relief in Saipan

PACOM (.mil)
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- A small fleet of ships with Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron (MPSRON) 3, recently played a different role...
2 months ago

Terrible news for pedants as Merriam-Webster relaxes the rules of English

The Guardian
It's fine to end a sentence with a preposition, according to a shock ruling from the American dictionary publisher. But is it OK to recklessly split...
7 months ago